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Filmfare Award For Best Director
The Filmfare Best Director Award is one of the main awards presented given by the annual Filmfare Awards to recognise directors working in Hindi cinema. It was first presented in 1954 in the inaugural year. Superlatives Bimal Roy has the record of winning most awards (7) and the distinction of winning the award thrice in a row, on 2 separate occasions (1954–1956 and 1959–1961). He also won the award whenever he was nominated (7/7). Yash Chopra, Raj Kapoor and Sanjay Leela Bhansali have received the award 4 times each. Yash Chopra received 12 nominations, while Raj Kapoor and Sanjay Leela Bhansali have received 6 nominations each. Mahesh Bhatt was nominated thrice in a row (1984–1986). However, he hasn't received any award even after having been nominated 6 times. Also, no director has ever won if one has been nominated twice in the same year – Gulzar in 1974 (for ''Achanak'' and '' Koshish''), Basu Chatterjee in 1977 (for '' Chhoti Si Baat'' and '' Chitchor'' ...
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Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards. They were initially referred to as the "Clare Awards" or "The Clares" after Clare Mendonca, the editor of ''The Times of India''. A dual voting system was developed in 1956. Under this system, in contrast to the National Film Awards, which are decided by a panel appointed by the Indian Government, the Filmfare Awards are voted on by both the public and a committee of experts. The ceremony has been sponsored by various private organisations in the past as well as in present provisions. During several years in the 1990s, a live ceremony was broadcast to television audiences but was later discontinued due to unknown reasons. Since 2001, a recorded an ...
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Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee ( bn, বাসু চ্যাটার্জ্জী; 10 January 1927 – 4 June 2020) was an Indian film director and screenwriter. Through the 1970s and 1980s, Chatterjee became associated with what came to be known as middle cinema or middle-of-the-road cinema filmmakers, such as Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Bhattacharya, whom he assisted on ''Teesri Kasam'' (1966). Like their films, his films dealt with light-hearted stories of middle-class families often in urban settings, focusing on marital and love relationships, with exceptions such as ''Ek Ruka Hua Faisla'' (1986) and '' Kamla Ki Maut'' (1989), which delved into social and moral issues. He is best known for his films ''Us Paar'', '' Chhoti Si Baat'' (1975), '' Chitchor'' (1976), ''Rajnigandha'' (1974), '' Piya Ka Ghar'' (1972), '' Khatta Meetha'', '' Swami (1977 film)'', ''Baton Baton Mein'' (1979), '' Priyatama'' (1977), '' Man Pasand'', '' Hamari Bahu Alka'', '' Shaukeen'' (1982), and '' Chameli ...
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Bareilly Ki Barfi
''Bareilly Ki Barfi'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari based on Nicolas Barreau's novel, ''The Ingredients of Love''. It stars Kriti Sanon, Ayushmann Khurrana and Rajkummar Rao in lead roles, with Pankaj Tripathi and Seema Pahwa in supporting roles. It was theatrically released in India on 18 August 2017, coinciding with Independence Day Weekend, receiving widespread critical acclaim upon release, with major praise directed towards Rao's performance. It also emerged as a commercial success at the box office, grossing over worldwide against a budget of , running for more than 70 days in both India and abroad. At the 63rd Filmfare Awards, ''Bareilly Ki Barfi'' received 8 nominations, including Best Film and Best Supporting Actress (Pahwa), winning Best Director (Iyer Tiwari) and Best Supporting Actor (Rao). Plot Bitti Mishra, a tomboyish girl in Bareilly, runs away from home after yet another failed attempt at arra ...
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'' (), also abbreviated as ''ZNMD'', is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language buddy road comedy drama film directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under Excel Entertainment. The film features an ensemble cast of Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin. It was filmed in Spain, India, Egypt, and the United Kingdom on a budget of . The music and background score are composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. The film's story follows three childhood friends, Arjun, Kabir, and Imran, who reunite for a three-week road trip. They set off to Spain and meet Laila, who falls in love with Arjun and helps him overcome his compulsion to work. Kabir and his fiancée Natasha experience significant misunderstandings, while Imran wishes to meet his biological father, an artist. During their trip, each friend chooses a dangerous sport for the group to partake in. ''Zindagi Na Milegi Doba ...
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Chashme Buddoor (1981 Film)
''Chashme Buddoor'' () is a 1981 Indian romantic comedy- buddy film directed by Sai Paranjape and produced by Gul Anand and his sister Jayshree Anand–Makhija. The film stars Farooq Sheikh, Deepti Naval, Rakesh Bedi, Ravi Baswani and Leela Mishra in lead roles. The story revolves around three close friends who fall in love with a girl named Neha. Two of the friends fail to woo her and decide to seek revenge after discovering that their third roommate is dating the girl. The remake version directed by David Dhawan and the original digitally restored film were both released on 5 April 2013. The lyrics written by Indu Jain were composed by Raj Kamal and sung by Yesudas and Hemanti Shukla. Plot Siddharth Parashar (Farooq Sheikh), Omi Sharma (Rakesh Bedi) and Jomo Lakhanpal ( Ravi Baswani) are close friends and roommates who are studying at Delhi University. Siddharth has completed M.A. in Economics and is preparing for PhD. While Siddharth is a studious boy who loves to spen ...
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Sparsh (film)
''Sparsh'' ( English: ''Touch'') is a 1980 Indian Hindi feature film directed by Sai Paranjpye. It stars Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi playing the characters of a visually impaired principal and a sighted teacher in a school for the blind, where they fall in love though soon their complexes tag along and they struggle to get past them to reconnect with the "touch" of love. The film remains most memorable for the subtle acting of its leads, plus the handling of the issue of relationships with the visually disabled, revealing the emotional and perception divide between the worlds of the "blind" and the "sighted", epitomized by the characters. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. However, the film's release was delayed by almost 4 years. The film won numerous awards including National Film Award – Best Actor for Naseeruddin Shah, while Sai Paranjpye got the Best Screenplay. At the Filmfare Awards, it won the top two: that of Best M ...
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Meghna Gulzar
Meghna Gulzar is an Indian writer, film director, director and film producer, producer. She is best known for directing of Bollywood film Raazi in 2018. After debuting as a screenwriter with her father's 1999 directorial ''Hu Tu Tu'', Meghna directed her first film, the drama ''Filhaal...'' (2002), though did not achieve success in direction that decade. Following an eight-year sabbatical, she directed the critically acclaimed ''Talvar (film), Talvar'' (2015), which earned her Best Director nominations despite underperforming at the box office. Her first directorial profitable venture came in 2018, when she directed the patriotic thriller ''Raazi'', that emerged as one of the List of highest-grossing Indian films, highest-grossing Indian films. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for her work in the same. This established her as a director, and she next helmed the biographical drama ''Chhapaak'' (2020). Early life and education The daughter of lyricist and poet Gulz ...
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Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari (born 15 October 1979) is an Indian filmmaker and writer. After working in advertising for several years, she made her debut by directing the 2016 comedy drama ''Nil Battey Sannata''. The film garnered critical acclaim and Tiwari went on to direct its Tamil remake entitled '' Amma Kanakku''. She had previously served as the Executive Creative Director at Leo Burnett before she moved on to pursue a filmmaking career. Tiwari won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for the 2017 romantic comedy '' Bareilly Ki Barfi''. Early life and background Ashwiny Iyer was born on 15 October 1979 and grew up in the suburb of Mulund, Mumbai. She studied at St. Mary's Convent High School, Mulund and did her higher studies from SIES College of Commerce and Economics. She is married to writer-director Nitesh Tiwari. Career Advertising A gold medalist in commercial arts from Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai, Ashwiny spent 15 years in the advertising agency Leo Burnett (India). She w ...
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Zoya Akhtar
Zoya Akhtar (born 14 October 1972) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. After completing a diploma in filmmaking from NYU, she assisted directors such as Mira Nair, Tony Gerber and Dev Benegal, before becoming a writer and director herself. Akhtar is the recipient of several accolades, including five Filmfare Awards. Zoya, along with Reema Kagti founded Tiger Baby Films, a film and web studio, in October 2015. She has directed movies such as '' Luck by Chance'' (2009), ''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'' (2011) and ''Sheila Ki Jawani'', a segment of ''Bombay Talkies'' (2013). She has co-written '' Talaash'' (2012) alongside Reema Kagti. She then went on to direct ''Dil Dhadakne Do'' (2015) and ''Gully Boy'' (2019). Personal life Zoya Akhtar was born to poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar and screenwriter Honey Irani. Akhtar's stepmother is actress Shabana Azmi. Her younger brother, Farhan Akhtar, is an actor and director. She attended ...
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Sai Paranjpye
Sai or SAI may refer to: Companies * Science Applications Incorporated, original name of Leidos * ICAO designator for Shaheen Air, a Pakistani airline * Skandinavisk Aero Industri, a former Danish aeroplane manufacturer * Software Architects, Inc., a North American computer software company * Springfield Armory, Inc., an American firearm manufacturer and importer * Supersonic Aerospace International, an American aerospace firm Fiction * Fujiwara no Sai, a character in ''Hikaru no Go'' media * Sai (''Naruto''), a character in ''Naruto'' media * Hinoki Sai, a character in the '' Betterman'' universe * Sai Akuto, protagonist of ''Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maō'' * Sai Argyle, a fictional character in the manga and anime Gundam series * Sai, a term of respect in Stephen King's ''The Dark Tower'' universe * Sai no Hanaya, a character in the ''Yakuza'' series Government * Solar America Initiative * Sports Authority of India, an Indian government body * Supreme audit institution, ...
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Jurmana (1979 Film)
''Jurmana'' () is a 1979 Hindi romantic drama film. It was produced by Debesh Gosh and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Vinod Mehra, Shreeram Lagoo, A. K. Hangal, Asrani, Farida Jalal, Keshto Mukherjee and Asit Sen. The lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi and the music was composed by R. D. Burman. Plot Inder Saxena is a building contractor from Delhi with an attitude that money is the foremost thing in the world. His maternal uncle persuades a reluctant Inder to visit and supervise a project's progress at Pratapgarh. Once there, he meets his college mate Prakash (Vinod Mehra), his professor Daya Shankar Sharma ( Shreeram Lagoo) and his daughter Rama (Raakhee). Inder sets his eyes on Rama, but Prakash, secretly admiring Rama, tells Inder (Amitabh Bachchan) that she is the kind of girl who can't be lured with the power of money. But, Inder has a firm perception that women want only money and bets Prakash that he will lure Rama with his ...
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Gol Maal
''Gol Maal'' () is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and written by Rahi Masoom Raza and Sachin Bhowmick. It was produced by N. C. Sippy, with music by R. D. Burman. The film won several awards and was praised by critics. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Thillu Mullu'' (1981), in Kannada as ''Aasegobba Meesegobba'' (1990), in Malayalam as '' Simhavalan Menon'' (1995), and in Sinhala as . The film was an inspiration for the Hindi movie ''Bol Bachchan'' (2012) which was remade in Telugu as ''Masala'' (2013). Plot Ramprasad Dashrathprasad Sharma (Amol Palekar), a qualified CA, is looking for a job. He and his sister Ratna ( Manju Singh) have no relatives or acquaintances except Dr. Kedar (David). Dr. Kedar tells him about an opening at Bhavani Shankar's ( Utpal Dutt) firm known as Urmila Traders. Sharma is fond of sports and music. Shankar is a man of traditional values. He hates youth wearing modern clothes. He does not think highly ...
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